Dead of Winter

– A fledgling actress is lured to a remote mansion for a screen-test, soon discovering she is actually..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 40 Minutes
Release Year:
1987
Dead of Winter (1987)

A fledgling actress is lured to a remote mansion for a screen-test, soon discovering she is actually a prisoner in the middle of a blackmail plot.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Release Date:

06 Feb 1987

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Arthur Penn

Writer:

Marc Shmuger, Mark Malone

Main Actors:

Mary Steenburgen, Roddy McDowall, Jan Rubes, William Russ

Plot:

Katie McGovern is a struggling actress living with her husband and her student brother, who is visiting. She attends an audition that she found in the paper and is selected to shoot a short video which will be sent to the director for his approval. Mr. Murray, the man holding the audition, picks Katie up and takes her to a remote mansion where they shoot the video. Katie is selected to replace the previous lead in the film who looks remarkably like her. Soon, however, things begin to look as if they are not what they seem. Katie soon realizes she is in danger and attempts escape.

Production:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%